News & Statements
Dublin allocated almost €4m in funding to turn vacant units into homes – Byrne
Fine Gael Dublin South Central TD, Catherine Byrne, has today (Tuesday) said that Dublin City Council is to be allocated almost €4 million in Government funding to turn 236 vacant units across the city into homes. The Minister for Housing, Jan O’Sullivan TD, has announced that €15 million has been allocated nationally to bring 1,008 vacant local authority units into use.
FF is deliberately trying to scare older people – Corcoran Kennedy
Fine Gael Laois/Offaly TD, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has today (Tuesday) severely criticised Fianna Fáil, saying the Party’s Private Members’ Motion on the Free Travel Pass is deliberately designed to scare older people.
Hogan meets with four Dublin Mayors to discuss the possibility of future Governance Arrangements for Dublin
Phil Hogan T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government today (7 July, 2014) held a meeting to discuss the possibility of future Governance Arrangements, including a Directly Elected Mayor for Dublin. The meeting took place in the Custom House, at the request of the Mayors, and a frank exchange of views took place.
Misinformation on Knock Airport should not go unquestioned – O’Mahony
Fine Gael TD for Mayo, John O’Mahony, has criticised the suggestion that the State should end subsidies to Knock airport. Deputy O’Mahony was responding to a recent Irish Times article, which quoted the Director of the National Centre for Tourism Policy Studies, Professor Jim Deegan, as saying that the State should end subsidies to regional airports including Ireland West Airport Knock, amongst others.
Mitchell O’Connor receives assurances from Council that local bathing waters are back up to standard
Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire TD, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has said she is pleased to have received confirmation from Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council that bathing waters at White Rock and Killiney beaches are back up to standard.
New legislation to create pro consumer body – Coghlan
Fine Gael Kerry Senator and Seanad Chief Whip, Paul Coghlan, today (Tuesday) welcomed new legislation which will merge the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency into a new pro consumer body.
O’Mahony calls on Ticketmaster to refund booking fee on Garth Brooks tickets
Fine Gael Mayo TD and Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications, has today (Tuesday) called on Ticketmaster to refund booking fees as well as the ticket price to Garth Brooks fans.
Streamlining of workplace relations bodies is positive for workers – Kyne
Fine Gael TD for Galway West, Sean Kyne, has welcomed the streamlining of workplace relations bodies, saying it is a positive move for workers.
Update: Syria – Foreign Affairs 7th October, 2014
focused on the issues in Syria, with particular reference to the need to address the ongoing violence against civilians
Coghlan welcomes NAMA review and commends Agency on work to date
Fine Gael Kerry Senator and Seanad Chief Whip, Paul Coghlan, has today welcomed the review of NAMA, which was published this week, and commended the Agency for its work to date. Senator Coghlan was speaking during Order of Business in the Seanad.